wundrgrrrl
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Wondering if anyone has tried acupuncture for their beloved pets?
We have an older cat with some nervous system issues... He's losing mobility, but all bloodwork is coming back normal and he's in otherwise good spirits.
Vet is recommending costly MRI's, CT scans, and possible surgery. Would like to explore some holistic options.
I'd contact Lena McCullogh (in WS and sometimes on here as lenamegan) - http://www.lenamccullough.com - and see if she's taking on new clients right now. I suspect she'd have some ideas outside of surgery!
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Oh, and wundrgrrrl, check out her latest blog entry (linked on home page above) for info that might be useful when you try to contact her. ;)
I've also used Lena, for one of my dogs. She was able to do great things to control unexplainable nausea in him.
I'd also recommend, if the acupuncture is not quite enough, a visit to see Kate Fernald of Seattle Natural Vet. She's way up in Ballard (3rd and 65th). I go occasionally when the vet is recommending life-long meds. She can prescribe herbal remedies that work just as well, if not better.
Lena ROCKS. She treats my dog and cat. It works!!!
A third vote for Lena McCullough. She helped a couple of my geriatric kitties with kidney issues and arthritis using acupuncture treatments. She also uses herbal Chinese remedies.
Thanks for the recommendations! I have been amazed at what acupuncture can do for animals, that's why I moved to it from western medicine. Many times we can avoid drugs although in older animals with chronic conditions usually you have to do treatments about every month or two months to keep things moving after the initial treatments.
Most cats not only tolerate acupuncture very well, they actually like it.
I am currently in Vermont right now although will be back in Seattle soon. Currently not taking new clients but we should be open to new clients sometime in the coming month. I don't hold a waiting list so the best why to get in is to check the contact page of my website. I keep it updated.
There is also another great acupuncture practitioner, Lisa Reising, who works out of my space on Wednesdays. We are in North Admiral.
http://www.lisakreising.com/
I wanted to share a fun story about my cat and acupuncture. We bought this window perch for my cat, and he (for some reason) was terrified of it. I'd put him on it and he'd freak out and jump off every time. So we left it there (right next to my bed) and gave up on it. So my acupuncturist comes to my house for treatments (for me, not the cat) and I was lying on the bed, having her put needles in me. The cat comes up, is curious, bats a few acupuncture needles (they're cat toys, after all :), and then curls up next to me for the duration of my session. After about 40 minutes he gets up, jumps over me, flies onto the dreaded perch and takes a nap. It's been his favorite place ever since. So even though he didn't actually have the needles in him, I'm convinced the energy of the session affected him in a positive way!
wundrgrrrl
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Thanks everyone for the recommendations and stories :) We'll be making some calls!
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